Work & commute · Marlton

Work & commute in Marlton, MD

Most working residents leave Marlton for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Washington (28%), Arlington (3%) and Lake Arbor (3%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33 of 4,472 working residents

Typical commute

16 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

40 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

28%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 4,439 Marlton residents head out of town to work, 33 work right here, and 526 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Marlton.

4,439live here, work elsewhere

33live and work here

526work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Marlton goes to work

Washington, DC15.8 mi away

28%1,263

Arlington, VA18.8 mi away

3%137

Lake Arbor10.5 mi away

3%128

Baltimore38.4 mi away

3%114

Waldorf11.9 mi away

2%85

Alexandria, VA16.5 mi away

2%80

East Riverdale15.3 mi away

2%79

Bowie13.6 mi away

2%72

Clinton6.7 mi away

2%71

Bethesda23.7 mi away

2%68

Everywhere elseother towns and states

53%2,375

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Marlton commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

13%

66%

18%

13%Under 10 mi

66%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

4%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Marlton is a commuter town

0.13jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.13 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Marlton are

559 jobs are based in Marlton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Marlton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Marlton

559 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Marlton residents hold

4,472 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)5%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month18%

Over $3,333 a month73%

+22%

Jobs based in Marlton, 2013 → 2023: 458 → 559. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.